Minister of media - Keheliya Rambukwella's attempt to ensure that his son - Ramith has a place in the Sri Lankan team at the next World Cup tournament has gone awry, reports say.

The number of spectators at the ODI tournament between England and Sri Lanka had fallen below expectations, reports say.

Joe Root and Jos Buttler carried England to a much-needed five-wicket victory in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka.

Thousands of Australians, including Prime Minister Tony Abbott, turned out on Wednesday in a remarkable display of national grief to mark the funeral of Phillip Hughes, a 25-year-old cricket star who died last week after being hit by a speeding ball in what was depicted as a freakish accident.

THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL TODAY NAMED FOUR WORLD CUP WINNERS IN A 25-MEMBER MATCH OFFICIALS’ TEAM FOR THE ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015, WHICH RUNS FROM 14 FEBRUARY TO 29 MARCH.The team includes five officials from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, 12 umpires from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and eight umpires from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires.